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Claire B. Wofford

Claire B. Wofford

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Election|Opinion|Political|US

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs

Donald Trump claims that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the right ‘to do whatever I want as President.’ A constitutional law scholar says ‘Not so.’

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs
Political|US

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans

If a federal prosecutor were to put a city’s mayor or a state’s governor in jail, what may be the greatest source of conflict in the Constitution will become clear to the public.

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans
News|Opinion|US

Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability

The case argued before the Supreme Court has profound implications for Donald Trump − but also for the country.

Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Pundits decried the Supreme Court justices for not focusing on Donald Trump’s conduct when they heard oral arguments in Trump’s immunity case. But a legal scholar says they were just doing their job.

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
News|Opinion|Political|US

Supreme Court’s slow roll on deciding Trump’s immunity is the opposite of politics

Critics are decrying the long time the Supreme Court has taken to rule in a crucial Trump case, charging that it’s politically motivated to help Trump. A scholar of the court says they’re wrong.

Supreme Court’s slow roll on deciding Trump’s immunity is the opposite of politics
Crime|News|US

‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution

The Supreme Court’s decision has major implications for the criminal prosecution of Trump and for the country and how it is governed.

‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution

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